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This Landscaped Outdoor Space Includes A Living Room With A Bookshelf For Plants

An outdoor living room with a shelving unit designed to house plants.

Architecture and interior design firm Onion has designed the second phase of the Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand.

As part of the design, they included an outdoor living room and sitting area that both include a bookshelf for plants.

An outdoor living room with a shelving unit designed to house plants.

At night, the plant bookshelves light up, while the living rooms are furnished with outdoor sofas, armchairs, planters, and oversized lamps, the living rooms create comfortable spaces for guests to relax in.

An outdoor living room with a shelving unit designed to house plants.

Another design detail of the outdoor living rooms are the pebbles that have been used in place of rugs.

An outdoor sitting room with pebbles and oversized lighting.

Let’s take a look around the rest of the hotel…

The Public Areas

The resort design has a bright white exterior, however, the lobby has been warmed up with the use of wood, and curved wood walls add a sculptural element. The hotel restaurant introduces blue accents and includes a variety of seating, as well as oversized black and white striped pendant lights.

A modern hotel lobby with sculptural wood walls, woven lighting, and round furniture.
A modern hotel lobby with sculptural wood walls, woven lighting, and round furniture.
A modern hotel lobby with sculptural wood walls, woven lighting, and round furniture.
A modern hotel lobby with wood walls, woven lighting, and round furniture.
A modern restaurant hotel with glass walls.
A modern hotel restaurant with blue, white, and wood color scheme.
A modern hotel restaurant with blue, white, and wood color scheme.
A modern hotel restaurant with a blue and white theme, as well as black and white striped accents.
A modern hotel restaurant with a blue and white theme, as well as black and white striped accents.
A modern hotel restaurant with window seat and banquette seating.

The Courtyards

The resort has a variety of courtyards and outdoor spaces including areas with chairs arranged in a circle and surrounded by trees, paths with nearby stairs that lead to the different levels of the resort, a swimming pool with sun chaises, and outdoor king-sized beds nestled between plants and shaded by large trees.

A modern hotel courtyard with outdoor chairs arranged in a circle.
A modern hotel with arches and white stairs with lighting.
A modern hotel with cut-out curved sections.
A modern hotel with cut-out curved sections.
The architecture of a modern resort.
A resort swimming pool with oversized lights and a wood deck.
An outdoor king size bed for lounging in the sun.

The Spa

The spa area is defined by the use of the colors dark green and pink. The bathtub of the spa room is placed in the garden surrounded by the dark green walls, while the clear glass door brings nature into the treatment room.

Dark green walls and a built-in seat in a modern hotel spa.
Dark green walls and a built-in seat in a modern hotel spa.
Dark green and light pink walls in a hotel spa.
Light pink walls in a hotel spa.
Dark green walls with light pink stairs.
A spa with deep green walls.
A bathroom with deep green walls.

The Guest Rooms

The hotel’s rooms have contemporary interiors with wood accents and outdoor spaces with private swimming pools and lounges.

A hotel balcony with views of the pool below.
A hotel balcony with views of the pool below.
A hotel balcony with views of the pool below.
A hotel balcony with views of the pool below.
A hotel room with an open bathtub and shower.
A hotel bathroom with open bathtub and wood cabinetry.
A hotel room with a small swimming pool and covered seating area.
A hotel room with a small swimming pool and covered seating area.
Photograpy by Wworkspace

Source: Contemporist

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